Vault



April 8, 1924. K 1,489,537

F. E. MASTERS VAULT Filed Aug. 2 T922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I II: Maazenr INVENTOR ATTORNEY A ril 8, 1924 1,489,537

E. MAs'rERs VAULT I Filed Aug. 2, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FZ/Jawterw INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

yam Wi m Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRANK E. MASTERS, OF SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA.

VAULT- Application filed August 2, 1922.v Serial No. 579,212.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. MASTERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sapulpa, in the'county of Greek and State of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vaults, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my said invention is the provision of a burial vault comprising a body open throughout at one end and equipped with a closure member of larger diameter than and spaced from said end, and also equipped at said end with means for the connection of the closure member which means is also of larger diameter than and is spaced from said end so that when the closure member. is removed the open end of the body is entirely unobstructed and at the same time an abutment is' afforded adapted to effectively close the niche in a mausoleum when the vault body is sheathed in said niche.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the vault constituting the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Figure 3 is a cross section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an end view with the cover attached.

Figure 5 is an end view with the cover removed.

In these views 1 indicates the vault which is provided with the archroof and the flat sides and bottom, as shown. One end of the vault is open throughout, as at 2. A forwardly directed flange or ring member 3 is permanently connected with this end of the vault by a flange 4. The forwardly directed flange or ring member is formed with two interior diameters so as to provide a shoulder 5 against which is placed a gasket 6. The outer and larger diameter is provided with an interior thread, as at 7 The closure member or cover 8 is preferably formed of a threaded ring 9 and a sheet 10 of metal which is welded to the ring. This threaded ring is adapted to engage the ring member which forms a permanent part of the vault body so as to close the open end From the foregoing it will be seen that the vault can be sealed to make it both air and water tight by simply screwing the cover into the ring member at the open end of the vault.

It will also be seen that the flange 4 extending laterally outward from the open end of the vault or vault body is important because it serves: for the attachment of the closure meansin such manner as to leave the open end of the vault body unobstructed throughout, and also because it constitutes an abutment adapted when the vault body is placed in a niche in a mausoleum to eifectively close the open end of the niche. The comparatively large closure due to the disposition of the closure means on the outwardly extending flange 4, as distinguished from the arrangement of said means directly on the vault body, is also advantageous because of the considerable leverage an operator is enabled to exert both in placing and removing the closure element 8 It is thought from the foregoing description that theadvantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: v

1. A burial vault comprising a body open throughout at one end, a permanent flange extending laterally outward from and surrounding said open end of the body," a second flange permanently joined to and extending forwardly from the first-named flange and surrounding and spaced from the open end of the body, and a closure member snugly fitting and connected to the second-named flange.

2. A burial vault comprising a body open throughout at one end, a permanent flange extending laterally outward from and sur-' rounding said open end of the body, a second flange permanently joined to and extending forwardly from the first-named flange and surrounding and spaced from the open end of the body, and a closuremember snugly fitting and connected to the Second I named flange; the second-named'fiange and the closure member being circular, and the connection between said elements being a thread connection.

3. A burial vault comprising a body open throu hout at one end, a permanent flange extending laterally outward from and surrounding said open end of the body, 3.-.'SC- 0nd flange permanently joined to and eX- tending forwardly from the first-named flange and surrounding and spaced from the open end of the body, and a closure member snugly-fitting and connected to the second-named flange; the second-named flange and the closure member being circular, the connection between said elements being a thread connection disposed within the second-named flange, and the second-named flange being provided With an interior abutment in association with a gasket arranged against said abutment and adapted to be interposed between the same and the closure member when saidclosure member is turned upwardly in the second-named flange.

In testimony Whereof-I-affinmy signature. 

